Martha Washington’s Punch is the featured cocktail fro Episode 30: Too dumb to vote (aka Washington Cake).

Ingredients:
(original punch bowl recipe)
- 9 oz Dark Rum
- 12 oz Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year-Old Rum
- 6 oz Grand Marnier
- 9 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 9 oz Fresh orange juice
- 9 oz Spiced simple syrup*
- 6 oz Club soda
(single serving recipe)
- 1 oz Dark rum
- 2 oz Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year-Old Rum
- 1/2 oz Grand Marnier
- 1/2 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 oz Fresh orange juice
- 1/2 oz Spiced simple syrup*
- Club soda to fill
- Garnish: Nutmeg
- Garnish: Lemon half wheel
- Garnish: Orange half wheel
Steps:
- Add all the ingredients except the club soda to a pitcher or other container and stir to combine.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Place a large ice block into a punch bowl (or fill halfway with large ice cubes).
- Add the prepared mixture and the club soda and stir.
- Garnish with lemon and orange half-wheels and grated nutmeg.
*Spiced Simple Syrup
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 whole black peppercorns
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 1 strip (2 1/2 inches) orange zest
- 1 cup water
Directions:
- Bring sugar, 1 cup water, the peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise, and zest to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
- For milder flavor, remove star anise, and discard; simmer 10 minutes more.
- Remove from heat.
- Let cool completely.
- Pour through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month. Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month.